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Contents

1 About Horizon® Cloud™ Getting Started 4

2 Introduction 5

The Horizon Cloud Administration Console 5

Setting Up Advanced Features 6

Join or Leave the Customer Experience Improvement Program 6

3 Getting Started Page 7

4 General Setup 8

Active Directory 8

Roles and Permissions 10

5 Desktop Assignment 12

Create an Image from the Getting Started Page 12

Create a Desktops Assignment from the Getting Started Page 14

6 App Assignment 18

Create RDSH Image 18

AppCapture 19

App Inventory 22

Create New App Assignment 22

7 Run Applications on Desktops 25

Log Into the Desktop 25

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About Horizon® Cloud™ GettingStarted 1This guide provides information on how to create, deploy, and administer virtual desktops andapplications.

Intended AudienceThis document is intended for experienced IT system administrators who are familiar with virtual machinetechnology and datacenter operations.

VMware Technical Publications GlossaryVMware Technical Publications provides a glossary of terms that might be unfamiliar to you. Fordefinitions of terms as they are used in VMware technical documentation, go to http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.

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Introduction 2The topics below provide background information about the Horizon Cloud system.

This chapter includes the following topics:

n The Horizon Cloud Administration Console

n Setting Up Advanced Features

n Join or Leave the Customer Experience Improvement Program

The Horizon Cloud Administration ConsoleThe Horizon Cloud Administration Console has replaced the Enterprise Center as the tenantadministration interface for Horizon Cloud.

The table below shows common Enterprise Center terms and their equivalents in the Horizon CloudAdministration Console.

Enterprise Center Horizon Cloud Administration Console

Desktop Manager Pod

User Activity Activity

Task and Events Activity

Pool Assignment

Session-based Pool (Desktop-only) Session Desktop Assignment

Session-based Pool (Application-only) Remote Application Assignment

Static Pool Dedicated Desktop Assignment

Dynamic Pool Floating Desktop Assignment

Mapped Assigned User

Dynamic Pool Refresh Push Updates

Gold Pattern Image

Sealed Gold Pattern Published Image

Unsealed Gold Pattern Offline Image

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Setting Up Advanced FeaturesTo set up the features below, see the relevant sections in the Horizon Cloud Administration guide.

Feature Section of Administration Guide

Use Your Own Template for Image Creation Images

Import Applications Using AppCapture Applications

Upgrade Agent Software Assignments

Configure Administrator Direct Access to Desktops Settings

Join or Leave the Customer Experience ImprovementProgramThe VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) provides information that VMware usesto improve its products and services, to fix problems, and to advise you on how best to deploy and useVMware products.

Horizon Cloud participates in the VMware CEIP. Information about the data collected through CEIP andhow VMware uses it are in the Trust & Assurance Center at http://www.vmware.com/trustvmware/ceip.html.

The CEIP appears the first time you start Horizon Cloud after completing the domain join. You must thenmake a selection. You can change your selection at any time after that.

Procedure

1 Start the Horizon Cloud Administration Console.

2 Select Help > CEIP.

3 Move the slider next to Join Customer Experience Improvement Program to No to leave CEIP or Yesto join. The default is Yes.

4 Click Save.

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Getting Started Page 3When you install the application, you must perform certain configuration tasks before you can run it.

After you log in for the first time, register the Active Directory as described in Active Directory. Whencompleted, you can start working in the Administrator Console.

The Getting Started page provides a high-level overview of the work that you have done, and what youstill need to do. You can access this page at any time by clicking the cloud icon located in the top leftcorner of the page.

Table 3‑1. Getting Started Page Selections

Option Description

General Setup Provides details and links to editing Active Directory, and Rolesand Permissions settings. See Chapter 4 General Setup.

Desktop Assignment Provides links to pages where you can convert an image to adesktop, and create a new desktop assignment. See Chapter 5Desktop Assignment.

App Assignment Provides links to creating new application assignments. See Chapter 6 App Assignment.

At the bottom of the page, use the slider to indicate if you want the Getting Started page to appear atstartup.

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General Setup 4Use the General Setup section to configure or edit Active Directory settings and define roles andpermissions.

The General Setup page provides access to the Active Directory and Roles and Permissions functions.

Selection Description

Active Directory Register an active directory and add domain bind and domainjoin information. Domain registration is required in order to addAdmin users to Roles and Permissions or assign Services tousers. You must register your Active Directory and completethe domain join before you can do anything else. See RegisterActive Directory for details.

Roles and Permissions Create roles and assign permissions to users who will bemanaging the environment. See Roles and Permissions fordetails.

This chapter includes the following topics:n Active Directory

n Roles and Permissions

Active DirectoryYou must complete the configuration by registering Active Directory, completing the domain join, andadding the Super Administrator.

Note the following:

n You must complete the entire Active Directory registration process before you can work with any otherservices. All services are locked until you complete these tasks.

n The Active Directory infrastructure must be synchronized to an accurate time source.

n The LDAP bind account is treated by the system as a Super Admin user, so this account should notbe shared with any user that does not have Super Admin privileges. For example, if there is anotherproduct that also needs an LDAP bind account, a new LDAP account should be created for thispurpose so whoever has the new account cannot log in as Super Admin.

n In the case of external or forest trusts, root domains must be registered. For more information, see External and Forest Trusts.

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Procedure

1 From the Getting Started page, select General Setup.

2 Under Active Directory, click Configure.

3 In Register Active Directory dialog box, provide the requested registration information.

Option Description

NETBIOS Name Active Directory domain name

DNS Domain Name Fully qualified Active Directory domain name

Protocol Not editable; LDAP is the only choice

Bind Username Domain administrator

Bind Password Domain administrator password

4 Click Advanced Properties.

5 Enter information the Advanced Properties fields.

Option Description

Port The default for this field is 389. You should not need to modify this field unlessyou are using a non-standard port.

Domain Controller IP (Optional) Specify a single preferred domain controller IP address if you want ADtraffic to use a specific domain controller.

Context This option is auto-populated based on the DNS Domain Name informationprovided earlier.

6 Click Domain Bind.

7 Provide the domain join information.

Option Description

Join Username Domain administrator

Join Password Domain administrator password

Primary DNS Server IP IP address of primary DNS Server

Secondary DNS Server IP (Optional) IP of secondary DNS Server

8 Click Save.

9 In the Add Super Administrator dialog box, use the Active Directory search function to select the ADadministrator group to administer the application.

10 Click Save.

11 If the domain bind or domain join process fail, you must restart the registration process.

a Restart the browser.

b Log in first using your My VMware account.

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c Log in to the Active Directory account using the domain service (bind) account login andpassword.

d Continue with the domain join process.

12 If you click Cancel before you complete the registration, you can click Edit at any time from theGetting Started page to continue with registration.

Active Directory FunctionsThis topic provides details regarding the system's Active Directory.

n Distribution groups not supported

When you are defining groups of users or administrators, always select 'Security' for the ActiveDirectory group type, as Distribution groups are not supported.

External and Forest TrustsThe system supports traversing external (or forest) trusts between domains in different forests.

This includes:

n Assignment/entitlement of users/groups in one forest to resources in a different forest.

n Support for one-way trusts.

For this functionality to work, you must do the following.

n Register all domains from all forests that contain accounts and desktops you wish to use.

n Register forest root domains from both sides of a forest trust. This is required to allow the tenant toconnect to the forest roots and decode the relevant TDO. This requirement holds even if there are noDaaS desktops or users in the forest root domains.

n Enable global catalog for at least one of the registered domains in each forest. For optimalperformance all registered domains should have global catalog enabled.

n To entitle groups from different forests to a desktop, register at least one universal group from eachforest. Entitlement/assignment using domain local groups is not supported. As a result, the systemfilters out FSPs from 'member' attribute DNs and tokenGroups.

n Follow a hierarchical structure with regard to DNS name and root naming context for forest domains.For example, if the parent domain is called example.edu, a child domain could be calledvpc.example.edu but not vpc.com.

n Avoid having a domain from an externally trusted forest with a clashing NETBIOS name, as suchdomains will be excluded. The registered NETBIOS name will always take precedence over aclashing NETBIOS name found during enumeration of a trusted forest's domains.

Roles and PermissionsRole-based access lets you control who has access to the management console.

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Procedure

1 On the Getting Started page, select General Setup.

2 In Roles & Permissions, click Edit.

The Roles & Permissions page displays.

There are two default roles, shown below.

Role Description

Super-Administrator Users with this role have access to all functionality and cansave changes.

Demo-Administrator Users with this role have access to all functionality butcannot save any changes.

3 Add another group or change the selected group.

4 Click Save.

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Desktop Assignment 5Use the Desktop Assignment section to create a desktop image and set up desktop assignments.

The Desktop Assignment section of the Getting Started page provides starting points for these actions.

Action Description

Create Image You must create at least one image before you can create andassign virtual desktops. An image is used as the template forthe desktops you create.

For more information on images, see the Images section of theadministration guide.

Create a Desktops Assignment Create a set of virtual desktops and assign them to users.

For more information on assignments, see the Assignmentssection of the administration guide.

This chapter includes the following topics:

n Create an Image from the Getting Started Page

n Create a Desktops Assignment from the Getting Started Page

Create an Image from the Getting Started PageYou can create a new desktop image from the Getting Started page.

Note This process takes approximately 40 minutes. Be sure you allow sufficient time to complete itbefore you begin.

Procedure

1 From the Getting Started page, expand Desktop Assignment and then click the Go button next toCreate Image.

The New Image dialog displays.

2 In the Desktop field, start typing the first few letters of the template name.

All desktops that can be converted to an image will display. Note that it takes approximately fiveminutes after the template import for the inventory to display.

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3 Select the desktop name when it appears.

Note Make sure that the desktop is powered on prior to conversion.

4 For Instant Clone, select Yes to create an Instant Clone image or No to create a Traditional Cloneimage.

Option Description

Instant Clone Image type that uses VMware's NGVC technology to create VMs instantly for anassignment.

Traditional Clone Proprietary image type that does full image cloning when creating assignments.

5 Enter the required information as described below.

The image type you selected above affects the fields that display.

Option Description

Image Name Name for the new image

Domain [Instant Clone only] Select domain from the drop-down list

Company Name Your company name

TimeZone Your time zone

Username [Traditional Clone only] Admin user for required desktop domain

Password/Verify Password [Traditional Clone only] Password for the Admin user

6 Click Publish.

The publishing process takes approximately 40 minutes to complete. If successful, the Image taskshows as Complete.

Note Do not restore a VM to a snapshot taken prior to the bootstrapping process. If the agent hasbeen already boot-strapped, this will prevent the agent from communicating as it should.

7 If the publish operation fails:

a Select Monitor > Activity and locate the failed job.

b Correct the problem that caused the failure.

c Select Inventory > Images and select the check box next to the image.

d Click ... and select Convert to Desktop.

e Repeat the steps above to re-publish the image.

What to do next

Proceed to Create New Desktop Assignment in the Desktop Assignment section of the Getting Startedpage. See Create a Desktops Assignment from the Getting Started Page.

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Create a Desktops Assignment from the Getting StartedPageYou can create a new desktops assignment from the Getting Started page.

Procedure

1 On the Getting Started page, expand Desktop Assignment and click Go next to Create NewDesktop Assignment.

The Assignments page displays.

2 Click New.

3 Click the Get Started button under Desktops.

The Assign Desktops dialog displays.

4 Select the type of assignment to create. For information on types of desktop assignments see Typesof Desktops Assignments.

Note There will be some variation in the fields displayed on the screen, depending on the type ofdesktop assignment you are creating. These variations are noted in the following steps.

5 Enter information for Fixed Attributes.

Option Description

Pod This option only displays if the data center is configured with multiple pods. Youcan only create assignments from images in the same pod..

Desktop Model [Dedicated and floating desktop assignments only] Select model from the drop-down list.

Note If you are creating a desktops assignment using an Instant Clone imageand have Windows 7 or Windows 10 desktops in it, you must use a desktopmodel with a maximum of 2 vCPUs. If you do not have an appropriatelyconfigured desktop model, you can request that your VMware representativemake the necessary changes.

Domain Select domain from the drop-down list.

Join Domain Leave default setting (Yes).

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6 Enter information for the Flexible Attributes displayed.

Option Description

Image Select an image from the list.n In the list, the acronym for the image type appears at the beginning of the

image name. For example, '[IC] image1' is an Instant clone image and '[TC]image 2' is a Traditional Clone image.

n For dedicated desktops assignments, Instant Clone images will not display formost users. It is not recommended to create this type of assignment, but ifyou wish to do so, consult your VMware representative first to confirm thatyour system is configured to allow this.

n For dedicated and floating desktops assignments, RDSH role-enabledimages will not be listed, since there is no reason that users would want tocreate dedicated or floating desktops assignments from those images. RDSHrole-enabled images appear in the drop-down list only when you are creatinga session desktops assignment.

Assignment Name A unique name for the new assignment.

Default Protocol Select Blast (HTML Access) or PCoIP.

Preferred Client Type Select Browser or Horizon Client.

Capacity [Dedicated and floating desktop assignments only] Number of desktops requiredin the assignment.

Servers [Session desktop assignments only] Enter the number of servers.

Users per Server [Session desktop assignments only] Enter the number of users per server.

7 Under Flexible Attributes, expand Advanced Properties and enter required information.

Option Description

VM Names Name for all virtual machine names, or guest desktops in this assignment, whichwill have a number appended to it, for example, win7-1, win7-2, win7-Floating.The name must start with a letter and can contain only letters, dashes, andnumbers. This value is prefilled based on the assignment name.

Computer OU Active Directory (AD) Organizational Unit where VMs are located. For example,OU=NestedOrgName,OU=RootOrgName,DC=DomainComponent,DC=eng, andso on. The entries must be comma-separated with no spaces in between. Formore information about Active Directory, see Working with Nested OrganizationalUnits.

Run Once Script (Optional) Location of scripts that should run after system preparation completes.

Session Timeout Interval The timeout value for floating and static desktop session pools. The default isseven days (10,080 minutes). The maximum value is 99,999 minutes,approximately 69 days.

Note If no user activity occurs before the timeout interval is reached, a messageindicates that the user will be logged off if they do not click OK in the next 30seconds. If the logoff occurs, any unsaved documents are lost.

If you are assigning a timeout value for dedicated desktops, you can specify themaximum value. If you have a large timeout interval set for floating desktops, thedesktops do not reset as quickly if they are not in use. This configuration mightresult in the pool of available desktops running out, and users seeing failuremessages.

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8 Click Next.

9 Select your image, and then click Next

10 On the Active Directory Search page, start typing the name of a user or group from your ActiveDirectory.

11 Select a user or group from the list.

12 (Optional) Search for and select additional users or groups, and click Next.

If you assign a dedicated desktop to more than one user, a warning message appears to verify if thisis the intended configuration. The configuration is supported, but the users would share the desktopand only one can use it at any one time.

13 On the Summary page, confirm that the displayed information is correct and click Submit.

14 Click the Assign icon to see your new assignment.

What to do next

Proceed to the App Assignment section of the Getting Started page. See Chapter 6 App Assignment

Types of Desktops AssignmentsYou can create different types of desktop assignments to fit your end-user environment needs.

Types of desktop assignments are:

n Dedicated Desktop - Traditional Clone

n Dedicated Desktop - Instant Clone

Note Dedicated Desktop - Instant Clone assignments can only be created in certain unusualconfigurations, and are not recommended. If you wish to create this type of assignment, consult yourVMware representative first to confirm that you will be able to do so.

n Floating Desktop - Traditional Clone

n Floating Desktop - Instant Clone

n Session Desktop - Traditional Clone

n Session Desktop - Instant Clone

Definitions are as follows:

n Dedicated Desktop - In a dedicated desktop assignment, each user is assigned a specific remotedesktop and returns to the same desktop at each login. Dedicated assignments require a one-to-onedesktop-to-user relationship and should be sized based on the total user population. The primary usefor dedicated desktop assignments is to ensure that the hostname of the desktop VM remains thesame between sessions. Certain software packages might require this use for licensing.

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n Floating Desktop - In a floating desktop assignment, a user might receive a different VM with adifferent machine name and/or hostname with each login. With floating desktop assignments, you cancreate desktops that shifts of users can use and that should be sized based on the maximum numberof concurrent users.

n Session Desktop - In a session desktop assignment, an RDSH-published desktop experience isshared across multiple users, that is, terminal services.

n Traditional Clone and Instant Clone - Type of cloning used for desktops. This is determined by thesetting selected when the image used for the assignment was created.

Note the following:

n A desktop can have multiple users assigned to it, but it can be used by only one user at a time.

n Desktops in floating desktop assignments do not provide persistence. You can configure persistenceas part of an application assignment.

n Where possible, use floating desktop assignments because they cost less than dedicated desktopassignments and do not dedicate VM resources for each user.

Working with Nested Organizational UnitsAdd desktops to a nested Organization Unit (OU).

When you create a desktop assignment, you can specify a domain OU in the Computer OU field. Youcannot specify a nested OU. You must locate the nested OU information, then manually enter it in theComputer OU field.

Procedure

1 Open Active Directory Users and Computers.

2 Select View > Advanced features (Enabled Advanced features).

3 Navigate to the Organizational Unit where the desktops will be placed.

4 Right-click and select Properties.

5 Click the Attribute editor and select distinguishedName.

6 Click View.

7 Enter the distinguished name information in the Computer OU field on the Desktops Assignmentpage.

Only the OU= part of the string is required. The DC= part is optional.

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App Assignment 6Use the App Assignment section of the Getting Started wizard to create an application assignment.

This chapter includes the following topics:

n Create RDSH Image

n AppCapture

n App Inventory

n Create New App Assignment

Create RDSH ImageCreate a new RDSH image from the Getting Started page.

Before you create a applications assignment, you must create an RDSH image.

Procedure

1 On the Getting Started page, expand App Assignment and click Configure next to Create RDSHImage.

The New Image dialog displays.

2 In the Desktop field, start typing the first few letters of the template name.

All desktops that can be converted to an image will display. Note that it takes approximately fiveminutes after the template import for the inventory to display.

3 Select the desktop name when it appears.

Note: Make sure that the desktop is powered on prior to conversion.

4 For Instant Clone, select Yes to create an Instant Clone image or No to create a Traditional Cloneimage.

Option Description

Instant Clone Image type that uses VMware's NGVC technology to create VMs instantly for anassignment.

Traditional Clone Proprietary image type that does full image cloning when creating assignments.

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5 Enter the required information as described below.

The image type you selected above affects the fields that display.

Option Description

Image Name Name for the new image

Domain [Instant Clone only] Select domain from the drop-down list

Company Name Your company name

TimeZone Ignore this setting

Username [Traditional Clone only] Admin user for required desktop domain

Password/Verify Password [Traditional Clone only] Password for the Admin user

6 Click Publish.

The publishing process takes approximately 40 minutes to complete. If successful, the Image taskshows as Complete.

Note Do not restore a VM to a snapshot taken prior to the bootstrapping process. If the agent hasbeen already boot-strapped, this will prevent the agent from communicating as it should.

7 If the publish operation fails:

a Select Monitor > Activity and locate the failed job.

b Correct the problem that caused the failure.

c Select Inventory > Images and select the check box next to the image.

d Click ... and select Convert to Desktop.

e Repeat the steps above to re-publish the image.

What to do next

Proceed to App Inventory in the App Assignment section of the Getting Started page. See App Inventory.

AppCaptureVMware App Volumes™ is an integrated and unified application delivery and end-user managementsystem for Horizon® and virtual environments. You can use the AppCapture component of App Volumesto create AppStacks for provisioning applications to users.

There are five steps in this process:

n Create an AppStack using AppCapture.

n Create a file share.

n Add the file share on the Locations page.

n Copy the AppStack into an application file share.

n Import the AppStack into Horizon Cloud.

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Create an AppStack Using AppCaptureUse the AppCapture tool to create an AppStack on a separately-managed computer that contains theapplications you wish to capture for assignments.

n To create an AppStack using AppCapture, follow the procedure outlined in the AppCapture 3.5Administration guide.

Note The Copy AppStacks to File Shares section of the AppCapture 3.5 Administration containsinformation that is not correct for Horizon Cloud users. Use the procedure linked below for copyingAppStacks instead.

n When you have finished creating the AppStack, copy it to the file share. See Copy an AppStack to aFile Share

Create a File ShareYou can create a file share outside of the user interface.

Procedure

1 Create a Windows folder following the usual procedure.

n If this is an Agent file share (that is, a file share for use with Agent Software Update), you mustname the folder 'agentFiles'. Later the system will create several subfolders, only two of whichyou use. These subfolders are described below.

Subfolder Name Description

cdsClient This folder will contain agent files downloaded automatically from theupgrade server that your VMware representative has configured for you.

hotpatch This folder will contain any agent files that you manually put into it. You willnot have any need to do this unless specifically asked to do so by yourVMware representative.

n If this is an Applications/Images file share, the name can be anything you choose.

2 Make the following settings for the file share folder:

n Confirm that the file share is joined to the tenant domain.

n Enable sharing.

n Add a domain user to the permissions.

3 Note the following information, which you will need when adding the file server in the user interface:

n Username and password of the domain user used you added in the previous step.

n Source path of the file share folder.

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What to do next

Add the file share in the user interface. See Add a File Share on the Locations Page.

Add a File Share on the Locations PageAfter you create a file share outside of the user interface, you can add it on the Locations page.

Note When you add a file share, the contents of the file share (agent files or AppStacks) are importedinto the system. If you put new content into the file share later, you can import that content using theImport function.

Prerequisites

In order to add a file share on the Locations page, you must first create it outside of the user interface.See Create a File Share.

Procedure

1 Select Settings > Locations and click File Share.

2 Click New.

3 Provide the required information in the New File Share dialog box.

Option Description

Name Name of the file share.

Domain Domain of the file share. Select from the drop-down list.

Username Admin user for the file share.

Password Admin password for the file share.

Type Type of file share. Select Agents or Applications/Images, depending on what thefile share contains.n Agents file shares are used only to import agent software updates.n Applications/Images file shares are used to import AppStacks.

Source Path Network path to file share.

Destination Pod [Applications/Images Type only] This field only displays if you have multiple podson the tenant. Select the pod from the drop-down list.

4 Click Save.

Copy an AppStack to a File ShareAfter you have created your AppStack, you must place it in a file share.

Prerequisites

You must first create a file share and add it on the Locations page as an application file share.

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Procedure

1 Open a File Explorer window for \\share IP\sharename where sharename is the name of yourapplication file share.

2 Copy your AppStack .vmdk and .json files to this directory.

AppCapture produces two types of files:

n .vmdk files for mounting AppStacks on virtual machines

n .vhd files for mounting them on physical machines

Horizon Cloud uses only .vmdk files. However, you might use .vhd files to install applications on aphysical machine with other VMware products.

What to do next

After adding the AppStack to the file share, you must import it. See Import an AppStack into HorizonCloud.

Import an AppStack into Horizon CloudAfter you have placed an AppStack in an application file share, you can import it into Horizon Cloud.

Procedure

1 Navigate to Settings > Locations.

2 Click File Share.

3 Select the check box for the file share that has the AppStack to import.

You can import from only one file share at a time.

4 Click ... and select Import.

App InventoryYou can see available applications and AppStacks on the Applications page.

Click Go next to App Inventory to open the Applications page, which lists all applications and/orAppStacks currently available. You must have at least one application or AppStack available before youcan create an applications assignment. For more information, see the Applications section of theadministration guide.

Create New App AssignmentAfter you create a desktop assignment, you can create an applications assignment.

Procedure

1 On the Getting Started page, expand App Assignment.

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2 In the Create New App Assignment section, click New.

The Assignments page displays.

3 Click New.

4 Click the Get Started button under Applications.

The New Applications Assignment dialog displays.

5 On the Definition tab, enter the following information.

Fixed Attributes (cannot be changed after assignment is created)

Option Description

Domain Select domain from the drop-down list.

Join Domain Leave default setting (Yes). Flexible Attributes (can be changed any time)

Option Description

Assignment Name Unique name for the new assignment.

Default Protocol Select a default protocol from the drop-down menu.

Servers Enter the number of servers.

Users per Server Enter the number of users per server.

6 Click Advanced Properties.

Advanced properties fields display.

7 Enter information as described below.

Option Description

VM Names Name for all virtual machine names, or guest desktops in this assignment, whichwill have a number appended to it, for example, win7-1, win7-2, win7-Floating.The name must start with a letter and can contain only letters, dashes, andnumbers. This value is prefilled based on the assignment name.

Computer OU Active Directory (AD) Organizational Unit where VMs are located. For example,OU=NestedOrgName,OU=RootOrgName,DC=DomainComponent,DC=eng, andso on. The entries must be comma-separated with no spaces in between. Formore information about Active Directory, see Working with Nested OrganizationalUnits.

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Option Description

Run Once Script (Optional) Location of scripts that should run after system preparation completes.

Session Timeout Interval The timeout value for floating and static desktop session pools. The default isseven days (10,080 minutes). The maximum value is 99,999 minutes,approximately 69 days.

Note If no user activity occurs before the timeout interval is reached, a messageindicates that the user will be logged off if they do not click OK in the next 30seconds. If the logoff occurs, any unsaved documents are lost.

If you are assigning a timeout value for dedicated desktops, you can specify themaximum value. If you have a large timeout interval set for floating desktops, thedesktops do not reset as quickly if they are not in use. This configuration mightresult in the pool of available desktops running out, and users seeing failuremessages.

8 Click Next.

9 In New Applications dialog, select the applications to include in the assignment, and click Next.

If you select an application that is part of an application group, all of the applications in the group areselected and are included in the assignment.

10 In the Active Directory Search text box, start typing the name of a user or group from your ActiveDirectory.

11 (Optional) Search for and select additional users or groups, and click Next.

12 Select a user or group from the list.

13 On the Summary page, confirm that the information is correct, and click Submit.

14 Select Assign to see your new assignment.

15 On the Assignments page, click the new assignment to view details.

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Run Applications on Desktops 7After you deploy desktops, you can use Horizon Client to start running applications.

Procedure

1 Download and install the Horizon Client. See Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows at http://www.vmware.com/pdf/horizon-view/horizon-client-windows-document.pdf

2 Start the client, select a desktop, and start running applications. See Log Into the Desktop.

Log Into the DesktopWhen you log in and launch a desktop, users can start running their applications and performing taskssuch as accessing USB and other devices connected to their local computers, sending documents to anyprinter that their local computers can detect, and using multiple display monitors.

Procedure

1 Start the VMware Horizon Client. See Using Horizon Client for Windows.

2 If you did not configure a certificate for your environment, accept the untrusted connection.

3 Select the new server.

4 Enter the name that was added to the DNS for the environment, for example, desktops.mycorp.com.

5 If 2 Factor Authentication is configured, enter RSA or RADIUS credentials.

6 Enter the credentials for your Active Directory user in the authentication dialog box.

7 Select the desktop to launch from the list that displays.

8 (Optional) For advanced configuration, right-click the desktop and make your selection.

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